Orientation

This companion website to the Rare Books & Special Collections exhibition presents high-resolution digital images of every item on display in the gallery. Please explore the sections listed in the left-hand menu, or use the interactive map and artist list in the navigation bar above.

Each image is embedded in a viewer with zoom and full-screen capabilities. When an item is part of a book or collection that has been digitized, a link to the full version is provided to facilitate additional browsing. Above each image are forward and back buttons allowing you to navigate directly from one item of a section to the next.

Section Items

Vue principale du Théâtre d'eau dans le Jardin de Versailles

Vue principale du Théâtre d'eau dans le Jardin de Versailles

[Principal View of the Water Theater in the Garden of Versailles]
Louis le Grand

Louis le Grand

[Louis the Great]
La France et les conquêtes….

La France et les conquêtes….

[France and the Conquests….]
Plan général de Versailles: son parc, son louvre, ses jardins, ses fontaines, ses bosquets et sa ville

Plan général de Versailles: son parc, son louvre, ses jardins, ses fontaines, ses bosquets et sa ville

[General Plan of Versailles: Its Park, Its Palace, Its Gardens, Its Fountains, Its Groves, and Its Town]
Plan général de Versailles

Plan général de Versailles

[General Plan of Versailles]
Vue du château et jardin de Versailles

Vue du château et jardin de Versailles

[View of the Palace and Garden of Versailles]
Vue de la face septentrionale du château de Versailles

Vue de la face septentrionale du château de Versailles

[View of the Northern Face of the Palace of Versailles]